goodwill in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for goodwill in the English»French Dictionary

goodwill [Brit ɡʊdˈwɪl, Am ɡʊdˈwɪl] N

1. goodwill (helpful attitude):

goodwill

bonne volonté f

with goodwill we'll succeed

avec de la bonne volonté nous réussirons

a man of goodwill

un homme de bonne volonté

a man of goodwill attr gesture

de bonne volonté

a man of goodwill visite

d'amitié

2. goodwill (kindness):

to show goodwill to or towards sb

faire preuve de bienveillance à l'égard de qn

he spoke with goodwill

il s'est exprimé avec bienveillance

in a spirit of goodwill

en toute amitié

to do sth with goodwill

faire qc de bon cœur

the season of goodwill

le temps de Noël

3. goodwill COMM:

goodwill (non-paper value)

fonds m commercial

goodwill (reputation)

actif m incorporel (constitué par sa réputation)

goodwill (customers)

clientèle f

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a gesture of goodwill/solidarity

un geste de bonne volonté/de solidarité

tax patience, goodwill, wits

mettre [qc] à l'épreuve

to put a strain on patience, goodwill

mettre [qc] à rude épreuve

Translations for goodwill in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bonne/mauvaise volonté

goodwill/ill-will

faire preuve de bonne/mauvaise volonté

to show goodwill/ill-will

être plein de bonne volonté

to be full of goodwill

une personne/un geste de bonne volonté

a person/an act of goodwill

lasser la patience/bonne volonté de qn

to exhaust sb's patience/goodwill

preuve de bonne volonté (de la part de)

goodwill gesture (from)

bon vouloir

goodwill

dépendre du bon vouloir de qn

to depend on sb's goodwill

goodwill in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for goodwill in the English»French Dictionary

goodwill N no pl

1. goodwill (willingness):

goodwill

bonne volonté f

2. goodwill ECON:

goodwill

goodwill m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The tour was billed not as a political tour but as a non-political goodwill tour.

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He accomplished this mission successfully, earning the goodwill of the pope.

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Without a regular funding stream the financing of local operations relies on the goodwill of each individual community scheme.

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There was no formal ceremony, and little goodwill.

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Scholars studying abroad serve as ambassadors of goodwill to the people of the host country and give presentations about their homelands, studies, and projects.

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These generous donations are recorded in the letters that accompanied the expensive transmission of specimens, which depended on the goodwill of ships' captains.

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The choirs then use the funds for goodwill projects.

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